Wang Wei (699-759) was a Chinese poet, artist and musician who is regarded as one of China's greatest poets. His work is regarded as being part of the golden age of Chinese poetry.

Poem:

Here in the Eighth-month the waters of the lake
Are of a single air with heaven,
And a mist from the Yun and Meng valleys
Has beleaguered the city of Youzhou.
I should like to cross, but I can find no boat.
...How ashamed I am to be idler than you statesmen,
As I sit here and watch a fisherman casting
And emptily envy him his catch.